The Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B is a Free The Tone overdrive pedal, currently around $302.97. Close alternatives include the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB and the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime OD Natural Booster. It pairs well with the Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo and the Dumble Steel String Singer.
Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B
Free The Tone · pedal
The Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B is a boost and light overdrive pedal from Tokyo-based boutique maker Free The Tone, designed to add sparkle, presence, and a chimey high-frequency quality to the guitar signal with the option to push into light crunch territory. The Crunchy Chime suits players who want to enhance the natural chimey, bright quality of their guitar and amplifier combination without heavy coloring or significant gain addition. Free The Tone premium Japanese construction ensures exceptional reliability and consistency in the signal path.
- sparkle
- chime
- chimey
- boost
- presence
- crunchy
- bright
- overdrive
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B
Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo
Peavey
21% matchStack Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
20% matchRun Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Ceriatone HRM 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchFeed a crunchy signal into Ceriatone HRM 50 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Ampeg V-4
Ampeg
tonal matchAmpeg V-4 takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchStack Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Harmony H650
Harmony
tonal matchFeed a crunchy signal into Harmony H650 and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Ampeg V4-B Head
Ampeg
tonal matchStack Ampeg V4-B Head on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger Fusion 210 takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward mid-forward
Pedals that stack with the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
19% matchStack Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
19% matchStack MXR Micro Amp on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward clean boost
Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo
Anarchy Audio
15% matchRun Flutterby's optical tremolo pulse after Crunchy Chime's sparkling, presence-forward boost settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.
Strymon OB.1 Bass
Strymon
15% matchWhat Strymon OB.1 Bass brings here leans toward clean boost — that's worth building a pairing around
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
9% matchKeep Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Strymon TimeLine
Strymon
9% matchKeep Strymon TimeLine after Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B in the signal chain, clear of Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive
J Rockett
tonal matchFree The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform J. Rockett .45 Caliber Overdrive wants
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchInto Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B, Laney TI-Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Cheaper alternatives
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
74% similarityShared character: extreme_settings, gold_sparkle, bright
Dophix David Overdistortion
Dophix
71% similarityShared character: bright, subtle, crunch
Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Greer
71% similarityShared character: gold_sparkle, presence, subtle
Wampler Paisley Drive
Wampler
70% similarityShared character: bright, subtle, crunch
Audiocade Royal British Velvet AC30 Overdrive/Preamp Clone
Audiocade
70% similarityShared character: extreme_settings, gold_sparkle, bright
Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft
Boss
69% similarityShared character: bright, subtle, crunch
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Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB
pedal
71% similarityShared character: gold_sparkle, bright, gain
Free The Tone Crunchy Chime OD Natural Booster
Free The Tone
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Catalinbread DreamCoat
Catalinbread
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Lovepedal DOV Death Of Vox Handwired
Lovepedal
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B?+
The closest matches in character are the Knight Audio Technologies Kat-STB, the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime OD Natural Booster, the Catalinbread DreamCoat. Budget picks: J. Rockett Archer, Dophix David Overdistortion, Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive.
What pairs well with the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo, Dumble Steel String Singer, Ceriatone HRM 50 — Stack Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo on top and a crunchy tone tightens toward mid-forward.
How much does the Free The Tone Crunchy Chime CC-1B cost?+
Around $302.97 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).
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